Sand Dollars (2014)

Original title

Dólares de arena

Directed by

Laura Amelia Guzmán, Israel Cárdenas

Genre

LGBTQ-related film, drama film

Country

Dominican Republic, Argentina, Mexico

Runtime

1h 24m

Rated

14A

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 22 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An older European woman living in the Dominican Republic begins a relationship with a younger local woman named Noelí. Their romance is complicated by differences in money, dreams, and stability.

melancholicintimateslow-burnbittersweetgroundedromanticreflective

What happens

Sand Dollars (Spanish: Dólares de arena) is a 2014 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Laura Amelia Guzmán and Israel Cárdenas. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. It was selected as the Dominican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards. In 2016, director Laura Amelia Guzmán announced she was working on a sequel called Noelí Overseas. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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